Agreed. Perry must leave first. he’ll probably wait till South Carolina. Bachmann did a good job of leaving when she saw she had no chance. Well then after South Carolina we will have to see where Gingrich and Santorum fall. Then one must step out. To get one over the top. It is all about beating Romney now.
Santorum needs to get out.
Many of Santorum’s voters would more likely remain home than vote for Newt or Mitt. Many of Newt’s followers seem ready to vote for ORomney than vote for Santorum. How will this help?
If Newt had the appeal his supporters believe he has, he would have closed the deal already. Just as a majority will not vote for Romney, there is a large number, perhaps a majority, that will not support Gingrich. Look to recent weeks. Gingrich was on top, giving everyone the opportunity to support him as the best alternative to Romney. He couldn’t close the deal. People have memories.
I get the feeling Perry and Huntsman are not dropping out until maybe June?
Yes, McLame (33%) hijacked it from Huck (30%) & Thompson (15%) - the prohibitive favs among conservatives in SC, the decider state.
And now Willard (30%) is scheming to do the same versus Newt (23%), Santorum (19%), and Perry (5%) - the evangelical favs by far and away.
If a person cannot convince conservatives to choose him over Mitt Romney in the primary, how can a person convince the rest of idiot filled America to choose him over Obama?
I’ll leave it to you to decide which of the two I am talking about.
I've understood that in order to win the Republican nomination, a candidate is required to win 1144 delegates. How is this accomplished with only three states?
One of the qualities of our primary system is competition, in order to put forth the one who best represents the majority of voters. At some point, this campaign will likely be narrowed to two candidates, likely one Conservative and one Moderate.
There's still plenty of time, and I don't believe that most supporters of Gingrich or Santorum are going to flip to Romney supporters, unless the establishment and their media are successful in convincing enough voters that Romney is inevitable (in which case there will be a Third Party candidate).
Regardless of what the establishment/media says, with all his media people and money, Romney still doesn't poll over 30%. How that translates to a winning candidate is a mystery to me.
Relax. Conservatives will still be determining the eventual nominee.
Santorum and Perry are basically third party canidates at this point. A vote for either one of them is basically a vote for Mitt!
Santorum will never win the nomination, and I’ve thought long and hard about this: I won’t vote for Romney in November.
If the Dems want Obama and the GOP wants Romney, the nation is doomed. Might as well get it over with, and Obama will do it quicker.
To be honest, I’m torn on this one.
I believe Newt has the fortitude, experience, and knowledge of deep seedced politics to make the necessary changes. I watched the video “Why is Newt so Mad” over the weekend and it cemented this belief even more.
I believe Santorum more closely matches social Conservative fundamentals.
I think Perry needs to get the hell out of the way and lets find a way to win with either Newt or Santorum - I wouldn’t have a problem voting in either direction, but I think Newt holds the edge. In either case, what is of paramount importance is the House and Senate races. We must be able to deliver solid majorities of principled Republicans to assist in unwinding
I knew there was something about this whole theory about voting for Santorum is a vote for Obama that doesn’t quite fit and that is:
If noone can take Romney out how are they going to take Obama out?
Bottom line: Who do you want facing Obama in those debates? I like Rick, but Newt will clearly show a distinct difference and make the arguments that need to be made to totally destroy Obama and expose him for the Socialist he is. No one ever says Santorum won that debate. If you want a conservative, you’re best shot is Newt.
Santorum and Gingrich should form a POTUS/VP alliance now and announce it.
exactly....and even then it may be too late
Romney creamed Newt in Iowa with 14 million in neg ads
many here clapped
hope you dumbasses are now happy